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PublishedDecember 13, 2023
Maine courts shut off online records access over security concerns
The New England First Amendment Coalition says the Maine Judicial Branch should act quickly to resolve the security issue because the public has a right to access such information quickly and conveniently.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2023
Bath man sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing mother
Justice Daniel Billings granted some leniency to Jason Ibarra by suspending 10 years of his prison sentence, noting his violent upbringing and willingness to take responsibility for killing his mother, Jeanine Ross.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2023
State rests in trial for man accused of Acadia hit-and-run death
The trial for Raymond Lester, 37, will resume Monday morning at 9:30 a.m. He is charged with intentional murder in the death of Nicole Mokeme.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2023
Prosecutor in Kennebec, Somerset counties hired to lead new public defender office in Augusta
Beginning in November, Frayla Tarpinian, who has worked in the Kennebec and Somerset County District Attorney's Office for more than a decade, is to oversee the first brick-and-mortar public defender office in Maine.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2023
Another View: Hunt for ‘rogue’ prosecutors is an attack on democracy
New laws like the one in Georgia insidiously succeed where Donald Trump and his followers fell short following their 2020 defeat.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2023
Portland restaurateur sues ex-wife over payment for Boone’s Fish House
Harding Lee Smith, owner of 'The Rooms' restaurants, has sued Darcy Smith, owner of Boone's, claiming she and her business owe him $150,000.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2023
They built houses on a 200-year-old dirt road in Cornish. Then a neighbor blocked their access.
The town says its hands are tied and has punted the issue to the courts.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2023
Another View: Israel’s own crisis of democracy is reaching a boiling point
Israel can save itself, if a majority of Israelis join forces with civil society and the nation’s Supreme Court.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2023
Defendants in over 100 Maine cases had no legal representation late last week, state says
Maine's public defense agency puts out an urgent call for help after the loss of another public defender.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2023
New state legal defense director wants to bring young attorneys in to do ‘important work’
Jim Billings took over the reins of the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services last month, joining the agency that is severely struggling to find enough attorneys to represent poor Mainers.
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